Someone recently told me that they always pick a word to be “their word” for the year. It had never occurred to me to do that. However, IF I chose a “word” for this year, 2019, I’d choose the word “zeal.” Zeal is one of those words that seems to have been dropped from common … Read More
As Anglicans, we say that the way we make decisions is by meeting and deciding together, at every level of the church. We do it in “councils”—which is where we get the adjective “conciliar” and the noun “conciliarism.” Conciliarism is the way Anglicans make decisions. In your own local Anglican church, you will find this … Read More
The American Anglican Council is dedicated to revitalizing Anglican congregations. These articles are one small contribution to our resources designed to help you bring revitalization to your church. Another important resource we offer is ReVive! church revitalization seminars. As you pray and make plans for 2019, consider using this resource to help your church grow. … Read More
I recently had the privilege of attending a portion of Urbana 18 which is a missions conference put on by Intervarsity every three years. It was held between Christmas and New Year’s in St. Louis, Missouri. I was told there were somewhere around 11,000 people in attendance with 10,000 of them being college age! Seeing … Read More
My favorite Christmas Carol has long been “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” I think it is the evangelist in me that loves how clearly it tells what Christmas is about, that Jesus was born our savior to save of from Satan’s power having been cut off from God in our sin. Read again the first … Read More
